Textbook Tour
Do not write on this paper! Take out a sheet of paper. Write your name, period and date
in the upper right hand corner of your paper. Copy and answer the following questions.
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What is the title of your textbook?
How many units are in your book? How many chapters?
On what page does the glossary begin?
Use your glossary to define the following:
a. Biology
b. Biotic factors
c. Abiotic factors
d. Safety Symbol
5. For what type of information would you use the glossary?
6. On what page does the index begin?
7. What type of information would you use the index for?
8. How can you quickly find the pages that have information about scientist Jewell
Plummer Cobb?
9. What is the area of research studied by Jewell Plummer Cobb?
10. What is the name of the table that summarizes the Key Concepts of a chapter?
11. In what special feature can you find information on unit conversion? What are the
page numbers?
12. On what page can you find the BIG IDEA for Unit 1? On what page can you find
the MAIN IDEA for chapter 2?
13. What feature at the start of each unit provides insight into biologists in action?
14. Where in the book can you find all the California Science Content Standards
listed? What are the page numbers?
15. At the beginning of each section the California Science Content Standards for the
section are listed. What standards are covered in section 1.1?
16. Where can you find the Laboratory Safety Symbols?
17. Draw the symbol for eye safety and explain when this symbol appears in your
book.
18. In what chapter would you be able to find information on cells?
19. On what page would you find a picture of a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell?
20. Where in your book can you find a periodic table? What is the symbol and
atomic number of Carbon?